April 18, 2017 US Capitol maintenance worker killed by falling tree branch A maintenance worker at the U.S. Capitol has died after a large tree branch fell on top of him.
April 15, 2017 Judge halts Arkansas plan to execute inmates by end of month A federal judge issued an order Saturday halting Arkansas' unprecedented plan to execute seven inmates by the end of the month.
April 14, 2017 Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio wants Sessions to testify at trial Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is looking to bring some star power to his upcoming criminal contempt-of-court trial – asking to have the country's top cop testify.
April 13, 2017 Will's Story: Where opioid abuse and the dark web intersect Scott and Shannon Doerhoff describe their son Will as someone who never met a stranger.
April 13, 2017 Lawmakers push to end ‘lunch-shaming’ at schools New Mexico has approved a first-in-the-nation law to ban “lunch shaming.”
April 11, 2017 Feds halt reports singling out local police over immigration enforcement A widely criticized weekly report publicized by President Donald Trump's administration to showcase local police seen as uncooperative with immigration enforcement was suspended Tuesday after the administration acknowledged the report contained flawed data.
April 10, 2017 NC secretary of state faces impeachment filing over notary concerns A North Carolina state lawmaker who called on the secretary of state to resign -- after records showed her office allowed more than 320 nonpermanent residents to become public notaries over the past nine years -- said Wednesday he's moving forward with the impeachment process.
April 3, 2017 Sessions orders review of Ferguson-style police reform deals Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced a sweeping review of the Justice Department's interactions with local law enforcement, including such court-enforceable improvement plans with troubled police agencies.
March 31, 2017 GOP congressman booed at Salt Lake City town hall A crowd of more than 1,000 people in Utah's Democratic stronghold booed Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart at a Friday night town hall as the congressman defended GOP positions on health care, public lands and immigration.
March 29, 2017 Facebook post warning illegal immigrants of ICE raid deleted but defended As a Massachusetts lawmaker stood firm on her decision to post a Facebook warning to undocumented immigrants about a rumored federal raid in the town of Brockton, people on both sides of the immigration debate denounced her action as irresponsible.
